Sorting cows and defending opposing players share many similarities

Dairy cows consume by-product feeds, many farmers reuse water or manure, and milk processing results in a wide range of delicious and nutritious food items and ingredients

We can sell more dairy through online grocery shopping

Communication follows nourishment and shelter as a basic human need

Carbon has become a ubiquitous term in sustainability discussions, ranging from talk of carbon markets and carbon credits to carbon offsets and carbon insets

New developments in calf nutrition: Challenging the dogma. Presented by: Michael Steele, University of Guelph Sponsored by: Protekta This presentation will take a look at current practices surrounding

A few weeks ago, at the Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop, I asked the audience what their choice would be between Forage A containing a “fiber degradation rate” (Kd) equal to 2.6% per hour...

How tight are dairy heifers and herd replacements?

At 661 pounds per capita, dairy product consumption last year moved to levels not seen since Dwight Eisenhower was serving his second term as U.S. president in 1959

In true farming fashion, the agriculture industry has seen its fair share of ups and downs this past year

Proper management during a calf’s early days lays the foundation for lifetime success and helps unlock its full potential. Using herd management software to record calf and heifer data can pro

Farmers around the world are implementing new ways in which they can be more sustainably efficient

As the world population continues to grow, farmers are faced with the synonymous demand of producing more with less

As we inch toward the brink of winter, we are often reminded once the first cold temperatures hit of all the tasks we need to accomplish on the farm before the snow flies

For several years, raw milk advocacy has been trickling into the mainstream

One way to frame sustainability, whether we are talking about it from an economic, environmental, or social perspective, is to discuss efficiency

Everyone has their own opinions on how they like their cheese. The Dairy Checkoff has been doing some hot takes when it comes to different ways to incorporate cheese in our everyday lives!

Dairy farmers are aware of the importance of colostrum and the impact it can have on getting calves off on the right foot from the start

To support the November Hoard’s Dairyman webinar where the University of Illinois’ Mike Hutjens gave his annual crop quality review, let’s take a look at two unexpected outcomes of the...

Our cows avoided disaster during Hurricane Helene by staying clear of wooded areas